Tent



Jan. 15, 1929. 1,699,094

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MALKON CHADIRJIAN, 0F CORONA, AND OSCAR CHADIRJIAH, 0F ELMHURST, YORK.

TENT.

Application filed June 2, 1926. Serial No. 113,150.

lVhile not necessarily limited thereto, our improvements are designed more particularly for embodiment in single compartment tents of the lawn, camping, or analotypes, our object being, primarily, to ol late the necess :y for centre or other medial supporting poles within the area enclosed by the walls of the tent, thus attaining free and unobstructed interior, and secondarily to otherwise so construct the component parts of the tent, considered in a unitary sense, that it may be quickly and conveniently set up or disassembled according to requireinents,the invention consisting in the specific combination, construction and arrangement of component parts described and claimed whereby these and other advantageous results are attained, all as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings we illustrate a practical embodiment of the essential features of our invention in a portable tent of the character designated, although we do not limit ourselves to the identical form and construction of parts shown by way of exemplification, since changes may be made in minor details, and equivalent mechanical expedients resorted to, with like results, and without departing from the spirit and intent of our inyention in, this respect.

lVith this understanding Fig. 1, represents a perspective view of our improved tent as set up for use, parts being broken away to more clearly show certain details of construction and arrangement;

Fig. 2, a perspective view of the top or canopy apart from the side walls of the tent;

Fig. 3, is a perspective view of the lower portion or wall section of the tent;

Fig. 4, is a top view of the apex cap of the roof canopy;

Fig. 5, is a sectional elevation thereof taken upon plane of line 5-5, Fig. 4;

Fig. 6, is a top view of one of the corner sockets of the a canopy;

Fig. 7, is a sectional elevation taken upon plane of line 7-7, Fig. 6;

Fig. 8, is a sectional elevation in detail showing the upper extremity of one of the corner posts and adjacent parts;

Fig. 9, is a transverse section taken upon plane of line 9-9, Fig. 8;

Our improved tent comprises, essentially, two integral sect-ions, namely, the wall section W, with its accessories, and the roof or canopy section 0, and connections.

The wall section preferably consists of a single piece or continuous strip of canvas, or the equivalent thereof, sufficient in length and extent to constitute the four sides of the tent when erected, as will be seen'hy refere 3e more particularly to Figs. 1,2 and 3, of the drawings,the roof can} opy section C, being also a substantially one piece structure.

lilne or more door openings w, are formed in the front side of the wall section W, and windows w, are provided on one or more of the. other sides thereof, according tor requirements or preference. Flexible material is used in the construction of said windows or, so that they are foldable with the wall section W. Said wall section. W, has incorporated therewith four equi-distant corner rods or posts 7), the upper extremi; ties of which are. formed with. tenon pegs p, for copulative engagement with mortise holes 0, formed for the purpose in thesocket shoes 0, in. which, the outer ends of the truss rods t, are enclosed, said truss rods 25, being connected. at their upper extremities through the medium, of the apex cap 0 of the roof canopy C, so that when the latter is mounted and positioned on said upper extremities of the corner posts 11 as in. Fig. 1, of the drawingsthe roof canopy C, will secure the wall section W, in extension, the said corner posts ,0, thus functioning as supporting legs for said roof canopyC.

hen two door openingsea, are formed in the front wall of the section \V, as shown in the drawings, an intermediate auxiliary stiffening rod or post p, may be provided for the purpose of preventing looseness or sagging of the material between the said door openings, the said auxiliary post p", being incorporated, like the corner posts 39, permanently within the wall sheet WV. The aforesaid connection between the canopy section C, and the wall section W, by means of the tenon pegs p, on the upper extremities of the corner posts ,1), is supplemented by copulative means such as the hooks h, and eyes i, shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, of the drawings, in

which the hooks h, are shown as attached to the edges of the canopy C, and the eyes 2',

as attached to upper edges of the wall section W, although this arrangement of copulative means may obviously be reversed, or equivalent copulative expedients substituted 11 like results, the object being to atliord a .;e and substantial union between walls and canopy when the tent is erected and installed for use.

The edges of the canopy sect-ion (l. are also preferably provided with flap strips o which cover and conceal the conjunctive upper edges of the wall section. when the canopy is in. position thereon; and the wiu dows il may be provided with external closure curtains in, which may be ppm?- ed in raised position a. indicated on the righthand side of Fig. 1.

The lower ends of the corner posts n are seated in flexible leather socl-zets 3. attached to the bottom edge oi the wall St u i d, and functioning as bearing shoes tor direc" contact with the ground, to which they may be anchored by means of loops 4:, and pegs '5*", as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, of the drawings, thus acting in conjunction with the tenon pegs p, and mortise holes c, in the soclzet shoes 0', at the upper extremities oi the poles p, to stabilize the structure when erected as in Fig. l, which also shows the use of corner guy ropes g, for a like purpose.

The medial auxiliary post 32", between the door openings to, is likewise seated atits lower extremity in a bearing shoe 8, and its upper extremity rests in a flexible leather cap .9 secured to the upper edge of the wall section W.

F, is a front side flap articularly connected at its upper edge with the corresponding upper edge of. the wall section WV, and adapted for use as a door closure as indicated in Fig. 3, or as an awning as shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings in which latter case the otherwise loose edges and corners of the flap F, are supported .upon awning poles a.

The apex cap 0 of the canopy section U, is permanently incorporated therewith, as will be seen by reference more particularly to Figs. 4 and 5, of the drawings. It is provided with a central stilteningr disc (Z, and reinforced with leather, and is formed with tour sockets 0 .t'or the reee 'ition and support ot' the inner ends oi? the truss rods t, the outer extremities oil which are, as before stated, seated in sochats formed for the purpoi ae in the leather 1nortis-=e shoes 0, at the corners of the canopy C as shown in Figs. (3 and 7, said t iris rods 1'. being also enclosed in and between the two-ply body portion of the canopy (l.

lly our construction and arrangoiueiit of parts the tent may be quickly and conven- .iently set up and installed tor use and with like facility be. alien down auzl folded and rolled Clilll llitiiy for storage tor transportatioii.

The connective means between wall section and canopy section insure a substaiu tially rigid tent structure when installed without resort to centre or interior pole supports thus ali'ording an unobstructed in terior tor the full area of the space enclosed.

An incidental advantage attained by our construction and arrangement oi parts is that we are thereby enabled to dispense with the use of nails or other metal work. since even the hooks and eyes 72, 1' may be nonlllQl'illllQ illlllS obviatii'ig any danger of impairinent of the structure by rust etc.

ll hat we claim as our invention and de sire to secure by Letters Patent is 1- In a. tent, a canopy section having a flexible apex cap provided with truss rod receiving sockets, mortise shoes on said canopy section and corresponding in nrunber to the truss rod receiving sockets in the apex cap, said mortise shoes having truss rod receiving sockets therein. truss rods fitting in the sockets of said apex cap and mortise shoes for maintaining the canopy section taut, and angle posts coasting with said mortise shoes for sup iorting said canopy section.

MALKON CHADIRJIAN. OSCAR CHADIRJIAN. 

